May 13, 1910: Joe Louis Is Born May 13, 1910: Joe Louis Is Born
“His face was puffed and sore. He dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief, revealing bruised knuckles. …He sat dazed, stupefied from punishment. Again he dabbed his eyes.&...
May 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale, Founder of Nursing, Is Born May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale, Founder of Nursing, Is Born
"There were not men in England strong enough or stupid enough or obstructive enough to stop her."
May 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making
The African American Civil War Memorial & Museum will honor black soldiers who were not welcome at the original Grand Review celebration.
May 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
May 11, 1981: Bob Marley Dies May 11, 1981: Bob Marley Dies
“Marley seduced Babylon with a beat and a hard-won moral authority that no pop music figure before or since has managed to achieve.”
May 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 10, 1872: Victoria Woodhull Is the First Woman Nominated for President May 10, 1872: Victoria Woodhull Is the First Woman Nominated for President
Karl Marx himself derided Woodhull as “a banker’s woman, free-lover, and general humbug.”
May 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 9, 1800: John Brown Is Born May 9, 1800: John Brown Is Born
“While other men were comfortable he, murderer, madman, and saint, did, either with the inspiration of something greater than himself or without it, lay down his life.”...
May 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
‘The Black Night Is Over’: On the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, Remembering How War Begets War ‘The Black Night Is Over’: On the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, Remembering How War Begets War
It is painful to imagine how much could have been avoided and achieved had The Nation’s warnings been heeded.
May 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
May 8, 1973: The American Indian Movement Cedes Control of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Ending the Siege of Wounded Knee May 8, 1973: The American Indian Movement Cedes Control of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Ending the Siege of Wounded Knee
“Given the impact and immediacy of global communications, it is now entirely possible for a small group of people to intimidate the strongest of governments.”
May 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians
"The torpedo that sank the Lusitania also sank Germany in the opinion of mankind."
May 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 6, 1856: Sigmund Freud Is Born May 6, 1856: Sigmund Freud Is Born
“One cannot close this book without a sense of depression,” The Nation’s reviewer said of Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams.
May 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac